Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus

Belarus: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 11.73 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.73 percent
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
119th
of 208 countries
All-time high
16.26 percent
in 2003
All-time low
11.73 percent
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus, 1992–2023

0510151992200720231992: 15.4 percent1993: 15.3 percent1994: 14.7 percent1995: 14.6 percent1996: 14.6 percent1997: 14.7 percent1998: 14.8 percent1999: 14.7 percent2000: 14.8 percent2001: 16 percent2002: 16.2 percent2003: 16.3 percent2004: 16.2 percent2005: 16.2 percent2006: 16.2 percent2007: 16.1 percent2008: 16.2 percent2009: 16.1 percent2010: 16 percent2011: 15.9 percent2012: 15.5 percent2013: 14.9 percent2014: 14 percent2015: 13.7 percent2016: 13.5 percent2017: 13.1 percent2018: 13 percent2019: 12.7 percent2020: 12.4 percent2021: 12.1 percent2022: 11.8 percent2023: 11.7 percent

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 11.73 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus peaked at 16.26 percent in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.73 percent, in 2023.

Belarus ranks 119th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.84 percent 14.58 percent 15.42 percent 8
2000s 16.03 percent 14.76 percent 16.26 percent 10
2010s 14.22 percent 12.65 percent 15.97 percent 10
2020s 12.01 percent 11.73 percent 12.42 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Belarus was 11.73 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 16.26 percent in 2003.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 11.73 percent in 2023.
How does Belarus rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Belarus ranks 119th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).